The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-23
Saturday, April 20, 1887.

Every one ofour subscribers but ont
have paid up.
The only way for spring to get winte
from her lap is to stand up.
Thin ice was formed on Monda,
night. A balm from spring.
Rain, ice and frost this week. Win.
ter clothes are still scasonablc.
DELAWARE LEDGERs are always lol
sale at this office and at Fred Choate's.
Don't forget to read Mr.. Woodrow's
sale of jewelry watches, etc, in to-day's
issue.
There will he several more passen-
ger trains started on the b. & o. Railroad
Monday
\.>EUndertake Hart has made many
friends here by his manner of conduct
ing business.
The cry comes up from below that it
is believed that the peaches are injured
by the frost this week
!. w. Brown, proprietor of West End
Market, starts for the West on Monday
engaged in selling goods
|0-The convention of the diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, of Delaware
will be held here June LIST.
<--Wm. Richie of Cowentown, will
please accept the thanks of the Editors of
this paper for nice lot of lettuce.
1.-Two men representing whole brass
band, were here Saturday last. They
played and collected tine pennies.
Mr.. Joel Thompson, President of
Newark National Bank, spent several
days in Philadelphia, Pa, this week.
. Report reached here that Edward G.
Jays drug store at Chester, was destroyed
by fire on Thursday. Loss nearly $1,000.
The odoriferous smoke of garden
rubbish and other stuff lying about the
house, now hangs over the town like a
pail.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, the snow fell to
foot deep on the level. This is re-
markable sure. We want none in ours
here.
Many of our farmers have sown
their oats.-Orford Press. So have
many of our farmers-thcir wild oats.
Forgive us.
Fred Choate has a complete stock of
stationery goods, also eyeglasses and
spectaclcs. He asks an inspection of
his goods.
On Sunday, Apr. "a, Sunday School
will be reopened in Jackson School
house, near Cowentown full attend
ance is requested.
Mrs. Emeline Mitchell, mother-in-law
of VIM. NJ. Wilson, died on Monday, a
the residence of her son-in-law. Inter
ment at White Clay Creek Cemetery,
Howard Mackey, son of ex-Levy-
courtman Mackey, of McClellandville,
Del, has gone to Norwalk Connecticut,
where he will study medicine under DIR.
McGonnagal.
Mr.. VIM. Beck and wife of Delaware
City, attended the funeral of Mr.. Dean
on Saturday and were the guests of Mr.
Joseph Bowen.
Ion Monday evening the members of
Est. Thomas p +. Church rendered their
rector, Rev George NJ. Bond, a donation.
\ The reverend gentleman, received many
useful articles,
Read what J. 4. Mullin & Son say
in our columns. Spring has surely come
with them, and their clothing house at
9Th and Market, Wilmington, Del, is
stocked to completion.
ION and after Monday, April 25, the
{ hack will be run to the TAG a. m. train
from the Centre. Orders can be left at
the Delaware House, West End Market,
\ and Deer Park Hotel.
I IA local horse race took place at
Homewood Driving Park on Friday af-
ternoon last. The trotters and sports all
Ncame from Elkton. There was lots offun
and the boys went home happy.
-NIessrs. Pennock 4 Foreman, the
popular young clothing merchants of 9Th
and Market streets, Wilmington, invites
their friends to give them call and buy
suit of clothing. Spring styles now
ready.
Warmer weather is coming on, and
as it does our tastes change-say from
oysters to ice cream. Mrs. s. A. Roach
has inaugunted the ice cream season at
her saloon. She extends cordial invi-
tation.
We are proud to say that we have
the most prompt paying subscribers of
any journal in the country. They all
know we are poor and hence their
promptness in paying Keep upthe rep
utation.
Those who were so eager ia make
garden early may well feel that their
efforts thus far is unrewarded. Frost
and ice are deadly enemies to early plant
ing. Still there is comfort in knowing
the work can be done again.
Sunday Schoolreopens next Sunday
Tomorrow at Head of Chrstiana Pres
byterian Church, at $3.50, n. M; Bible
Glass at 10. Until further notice preach
ing will be at 1890 in place of II o'clock.
Rev. DIR. Vallandigham, pastor.
~. 7. Dilworth, pharmacist, who oc-
cupies the drug store formerly operated
+ by +. q. Jay, has an advertisement in
this issue We heartily recommend Mr..
Dilworth to all as q competent and re-